How to Enable and Configure Video Metadata in a Speco Blue Recorder

How to Enable:

• First, navigate to Settings>AI/Event

• Under AI/Event, Click on Video Metadata

• From here, the Enable checkbox will enable Video Metadata 

• To retrieve the data the camera has picked up, navigate to Intelligent Analytics

• Next, select Attributes and Specify which specific attribute you would like to retrieve 

Configuration:

• Purpose:

  • Uses AI-based metadata classification to tag people, motor vehicles, and non-motor vehicles in recorded video.

• How metadata works:

  • Metadata is continuously created for supported targets and used for search, filtering, and picture comparison.

Break down of each feature:

Enable
Turns Video Metadata ON.
Example: Check this box to begin metadata tagging on the selected channel.

Parameter Settings
Uses AI classification instead of basic motion detection.
Example: Keep Parameter Settings selected to enable metadata-based filtering and tagging.

Area = where objects are tagged (driveway, gate, etc.)

Schedule
Defines when metadata analysis is active.
Example: 24x7 keeps metadata tagging running continuously for search and playback.

Area / Blocked Area
Defines where metadata is captured and where it is ignored.

Blocked Area

Excludes unwanted regions (trees, roads, motion zones)

Target Size

Sets the minimum and maximum object size allowed for metadata classification. Example: Min 1% ignores tiny objects; Max 90% prevents oversized scene triggers.

Target

Selects the primary target type shown in the setup controls. Example: People lets a technician tune the field for human movement at the gate.

Display Range

Shows the active detection overlay on the image. Example: enable this to verify the drawn area and blocked area before saving.

Detection Target

Lets you enable the object classes that will generate metadata. Example: People, Motor Vehicle, and Non-motor Vehicle can all be enabled together.

People

Enables human classification metadata for the selected area.

Motor Vehicle

Enables vehicle classification metadata for cars, trucks, and similar road vehicles.

Non-motor Vehicle

Enables metadata for targets such as bicycles and other non-motorized traffic.

Sensitivity

Controls how easily each enabled class is detected. Example: 50 is a balanced starting point; raise it only when additional detection is needed.

 

Initial Submission Date: April 23rd, 2026

Article Authored by: Daniel Sochalski, National Trainer 

Article Authored/Transcribed by: Michael Pagano, Technical Support Tier 1